Moms with Adult Kids
putting my tree up this year. I completely for got that the middle half does not light up anymore and those dolar store lights never work right for me. What is the sense?
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Quoting rosebud727:
The go to Home Depot or Target and spend another dollar or two and get better lights? They really are very inexpensive.
However if you just don't feel like bothering with the tree I understand that.
It isn't that easy when one has to figure out whether to get Christmas lights or feed one's family...which would you spend that extra dollar on?
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I tossed our pre-lit tree. Bought some dollar store lights and go out and pick a small, live charlie brown tree. It's nice to bring home and make that poor thing pretty.
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You could buy one of those little 3' trees, put it on a table in the corner, or somewhere.
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Quoting CoeyG:
Quoting rosebud727:
The go to Home Depot or Target and spend another dollar or two and get better lights? They really are very inexpensive.
However if you just don't feel like bothering with the tree I understand that.
It isn't that easy when one has to figure out whether to get Christmas lights or feed one's family...which would you spend that extra dollar on?
Huh? we already addressed this earlier...
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Check out a target a few days before. There artificially go half off. We picked ours up a couple years ago when we were flat broke. It was the display and cost is 5 bucks. Didn't come with a box but we still use it! -
Quoting rosebud727:
Quoting CoeyG:
Quoting rosebud727:
The go to Home Depot or Target and spend another dollar or two and get better lights? They really are very inexpensive.
However if you just don't feel like bothering with the tree I understand that.
It isn't that easy when one has to figure out whether to get Christmas lights or feed one's family...which would you spend that extra dollar on?
Huh? we already addressed this earlier...
I wasn't here "earlier" and I hadn't read it yet. Not all of us live in CAfe Mom...some of us have real lives.
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Quoting CoeyG:
Quoting rosebud727:
Quoting CoeyG:
Quoting rosebud727:
The go to Home Depot or Target and spend another dollar or two and get better lights? They really are very inexpensive.
However if you just don't feel like bothering with the tree I understand that.
It isn't that easy when one has to figure out whether to get Christmas lights or feed one's family...which would you spend that extra dollar on?
Huh? we already addressed this earlier...
I wasn't here "earlier" and I hadn't read it yet. Not all of us live in CAfe Mom...some of us have real lives.
Haha, funny, Neither do I lady.
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LadySaphira, I am so sorry - from seeing your posts - it sounds like this is going to be a very hard Christmas for you and your family. I hope that things start getting better soon. Until then, you could contact a local church and tell them of your situation, or a local organization. Let someone help. I know it is hard to ask for a little assistance - but to disregard the holidays will be hard as well (especially for the 15yo). Perhaps crafts with things you have. A chrismas tree does not have to be 3 dimensional and gifts do not ahve to be a physical item, it can be thoughts shared. I hope you find a way to find some cheer this month and everything begins to look up for you very soon.
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Let us know what you decide :)
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I already have, we willbe getting a food basket but My kids are all to old for any of the gift programs, unfortunatly they only look at actual age, not mental/cognative age. We will survive, we alwys do. I am pretty sure that the rehabilitation center that gives Roo services for his ASD will be getting him a coat and boots because they called and asked for his sizes so he will have a couple more things to open.
Quoting Maddie24:
LadySaphira, I am so sorry - from seeing your posts - it sounds like this is going to be a very hard Christmas for you and your family. I hope that things start getting better soon. Until then, you could contact a local church and tell them of your situation, or a local organization. Let someone help. I know it is hard to ask for a little assistance - but to disregard the holidays will be hard as well (especially for the 15yo). Perhaps crafts with things you have. A chrismas tree does not have to be 3 dimensional and gifts do not ahve to be a physical item, it can be thoughts shared. I hope you find a way to find some cheer this month and everything begins to look up for you very soon.